SCOTLAND IN BUSINESS

OPEN FOR SOCIAL BUSINESS: TOUCHBASE BUSINESS CENTRE RELAUNCH EVENT TO PRESENT NEW BRAND IDENTITY & SERVICED OFFICE

20^th September Glasgow: TouchBase Business Centre launches a new-look brand identity and website www.touchbasebusinesscentre.co.uk  following its recently opened serviced office. To celebrate the relaunch, TouchBase Business Centre is hosting an informal network event on Wednesday 5^th October from 5.30 to 7.30pm.

The free event welcomes Glasgow’s private and third sector individuals with a personal tour around the building including the serviced office area and 7 meeting rooms, a taster session of our new catering menu, business card prize draw and an opportunity to build on their business network.

TouchBase Business Centre has recently refurbished 4 workstations and offers them to businesses in need of flexible office space. Mairi Morrison, Business Development Manager, said:  ‘This new service follows TouchBase’s consistent growth as an accessible business facilities provider. Created in-house, the new brand identity reflects this same open and accessible nature of the business centre. The design places greater emphasis on the social contribution companies make by using the business centre’s services without having to compromise on quality or professionalism.’.

Sense Scotland has embraced the concept of a social enterprise and seeks commercial, revenue generating opportunities for their services – TouchBase Business Centre being one of the main activities in doing so.  Sense Scotland’s purpose built resource centre TouchBase in Glasgow offers a range of facilities including dedicated service support areas, café, arts and music rooms. TouchBase offers 7 meeting venues, 4 desk rentals, spacious courtyard, and in-house catering team. Venues can be used for business meetings, training events, arts activities, exhibitions and private functions for the general public. All income generated through TouchBase Business Centre goes directly towards Sense Scotland’s services to support deafblind and disabled people throughout their lives.

Desks can be rented for a minimum of 1 day per week, costs starting at £50 offering a further 10% discount to registered charities. Meeting room hire costs at TouchBase start from as little as £25.

Our vision is to build areas of national and international demographic support among businesses with complimentary resources and knowledge. Our members come from diverse sectors of industry whether small businesses or large and in between,.

Scotland offers a highly skilled, entrepreneurial and flexible workforce.  Its infrastructure and established supply base make it easy to do business here, while its universities and research centres have a world-class reputation for innovation.  Scots also have a world-class reputation for business and financial expertise.

Scotland also has : -
* A good supply of suitable premises in all parts of the country
* A reliable telecommunications infrastructure and
* An educated and skilled workforce

Scotland in Business offers companies and organisations to network and gain access to the expertise of its entreprenurial  members to help your business succeed through it's network of members not only in Scotland but throughout the UK.

Scotland in Business  is a business group which meets either the second or third Thursday of the month @ The Hub, Pacific Quay, Glasgow.  All our events are available on our events page.  During each meeting we encourage our members to take up a 5 minute pitch - three available per event. This provides an ideal platform to get to know a particular business also to hone in one's presentation skills in a relaxing familiar atmosphere.  Most events have workshops to enhance and develop business skills.  

Our members come from diverse sectors of industry both nationally and internationally.  Members benefit form free attendance to all workshops and events, marketing opportunities for their business, having their business listed in our business directory.  Check out our membership page and find out how cost effective it is to join.

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Testimonial

28 May 2010 - "there has been a real need for a focused pan European networking event in Scotland for sometime. Excellent presentations and extremely well organised....I made great new connections and picked up some great business opportunities .....I would highly recommend anyone thinking of attending the next SIBS event to get involved."   Martin Craghill, Director, Seko Synergy

Thanks to the kindness of Donny McKinnon of The Hub we have a new home for our events here in Glasgow.  We will be based at The Hub, in Pacific Quay.  A lovely new purpose built media building to the left of the BBC building.  

The Hub offers workspaces and suites from 127 to 43,500 ft ².  It offers all the basics of modern business - power, access to broadband/internet connectivity, high specification and functional space and the ability to occupy within a matter of days.

They offer flexibility without having to worry about long term, locked in commitments - offer short and long term leases on a flexible basis, with a three month notice period; and if a company  needs more space on short notice, they are there for you.

If a company needs  somewhere to work for a month, a week, a couple of days, or even just for an important meeting - so, the make it easy for you to take space in The Hub for very short periods indeed.

And they make you feel that you're in safe hands - with a management team who really know how to take care of creative people,  along with 24 hour security to match the 24/7 access  to The Hub.